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Cancer drug shortage is forcing doctors to decide which patients get treatment
Chris Rogers/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Just six weeks ago, Greg DeStefano began a new chemotherapy combination. The 50-year-old, from Northbrook,…
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Teenage birth rates in the US reached historic lows in 2022, CDC report finds
LWA/Dann Tardif/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Teenage birth rates have fallen to their lowest levels ever, new provisional federal data published…
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While COVID and RSV rates were decreasing this spring, a lesser-known virus was on the rise
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- While cases of COVID-19 and RSV were decreasing across the United States this spring, infections…
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More than 40% of restaurant foodborne illness outbreaks caused by sick workers: CDC
KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- Sick workers were behind a plurality of foodborne illness outbreaks and caterers in the…
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What is fungal meningitis after two Americans die from the infection contracted in Mexico
CDC(NEW YORK) -- At least two Americans have died and 17 have suspected or probable cases of a potentially deadly…
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Contaminated eye drops linked to more deaths as 14 people report vision loss
Jrgen Hopf / EyeEm/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- An additional person has died in an outbreak linked to contaminated eye…
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Two doses of mpox vaccine were 86% effective against infection: CDC
Евгения Матвеец/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The mpox vaccination campaign after an outbreak swept the United States last year was highly effective…
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Depression rates among US adults reach new high: Gallup
Photo by Rafa Elias/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Depression rates in the United States are skyrocketing, particularly among young adults and…
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FDA advisory committees meeting to discuss over-the-counter birth control
Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Advisory committees of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are meeting Tuesday and Wednesday to…
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What do the changes in COVID data sharing mean for the US?
Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- As the U.S. moves into a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the…
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